4-21-14 mptc addition

Bids will be open this Thursday on a proposed $1.5 million addition planned for Moraine Park
Technical College.  A press release says the addition will enhance the front entrance, centralize services
and accommodate student veterans.  The addition will be located on the west side of the C-
Building near the visitor parking lot.    The addition will feature a handicap entrance, concierge desk for visitors and students and offices for recruitment staff, academic advisors, and student counselors and a welcome center.  The project will be funded with $300,000 from college reserves and $1.2 million promissory note borrowing.  The Wisconsin Technical College System State Board will vote on the expansion at their May 6^th meeting.  The MPTC District Board is expected to approve the project at their May 21^st meeting.  A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for June 2^nd.  The project is expected to be completed by the end of November and ready for students for the winter/spring 2015 semester.